ENS Event | |
|---|---|
05:00 May 5, 2023 | |
| Title | Stuck Source |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via email:
On May 5, 2023, the Department received a notification of a source retrieval incident. A team of radiographers was working at a fab shop late at night using a QSA Delta 880 camera with a 45 curie selenium-75 source. While the source was out, a small pipe fell onto the guide tube and crimped the line. The radiographers were unable to retract the source back into the camera and pushed it back out to the collimator. They then watched the barrier that was at slightly less than 2 mR/hr until the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] arrived. The RSO, who is authorized on Texas license for source retrieval, then placed lead filled bags on the source that was still within the collimator. He then proceeded to uncrimp the line, and after the 5th attempt, he was able to retract the source back into the camera. The two radiographers did not receive additional dose, but the RSO who retrieved the source did receive 108 mrem. No one else was present because of the late hour. A survey of the camera was performed after the retrieval with no change compared to before the incident. Further information will be provided per SA-300. Texas Incident Number: 10015 NMED Number: TX230020 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Acuren Inspection Inc La Porte, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L01774 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.87 h0.828 days <br />0.118 weeks <br />0.0272 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Randall Redd 00:52 May 6, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Adam Koziol |
| Last Updated: | May 6, 2023 |
| 56506 - NRC Website | |
Acuren Inspection Inc with Agreement State | |
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